Teaching and Learning

Our teachers are committed to delivering lessons that are rooted in the most up to date research about how knowledge is acquired and skills are developed.

We use a system in lessons, 'The Hyland Way' across the curriculum to ensure that knowledge is revisited and retained.

To support this process:

At Hylands we... So that...

• Hold high expectations ...students embrace struggle and move beyond what they are already capable of.
• Deliver effective explanations ...students make links between new learning and concepts they have already encountered.
• Model and scaffold ...all students are able to access the learning and can articulate what excellence looks like
• Practice ...students securely learn new concepts and develop fluency and accuracy in new skills
• Question ...students embed new knowledge into their long term memory
• Feedback ...students are actively involved in the process of improvemen